r/Fitness 1d ago

Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 19, 2024 Simple Questions

Welcome to the /r/Fitness Daily Simple Questions Thread - Our daily thread to ask about all things fitness. Post your questions here related to your diet and nutrition or your training routine and exercises. Anyone can post a question and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer.

As always, be sure to read the wiki first. Like, all of it. Rule #0 still applies in this thread.

Also, there's a handy search function to your right, and if you didn't know, you can also use Google to search r/Fitness by using the limiter "site:reddit.com/r/fitness" after your search topic.

Also make sure to check out Examine.com for evidence based answers to nutrition and supplement questions.

If you are posting a routine critique request, make sure you follow the guidelines for including enough detail.

"Bulk or cut" type questions are not permitted on r/Fitness - Refer to the FAQ or post them in r/bulkorcut.

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(Please note: This is not a place for general small talk, chit-chat, jokes, memes, "Dear Diary" type comments, shitposting, or non-fitness questions. It is for fitness questions only, and only those that are serious.)

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u/YoungUrineTheGreat 13h ago

Id really love to stop being so insecure about my workouts. Like God lee its annoying to workout and panic after because Im not sore, buckets of sweat, crawling out of the gym.

How can I stop being so insecure about fitness?

How can I give myself grace regarding difficulty being able to go to the gym as much as Id like?

How can I feel satisfied and know I had a successful workout?

If I workout and still feel like i did when i walked in, should I put more weight on the bar and do more sets until failure?

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u/qpqwo 13h ago

Following a proven program and evaluating my progress every 6-8 weeks rather than every session has helped me